Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-09-11

some tine sd pss1nnlso aRaf1a ~.
W.H. Pumphrsy, Of ssaitls. a. 81 aAs
nsmbsrs Of ths Beard of TEusasss 81 he
Territorial Hoaplsal for the Inssns. b
tie rsuainiza msmhsrn .of sha bonrd.
Mss.za. shannon a eliiA Ths
charges we're % ne sass that Mr.
Psnphrsy had syuisnafiealIy ahssntsd
hiussif from Ne meslinas Of tha Tras-
tsss. and that hin abssacs had greatly
iutsFfsrsd wiih Ne psopaF transaction
Of NE bnalns@ q Ne board. An in-
vssaiGAiion wna hsld b. GoEsEnss
ssmpls daEiaR ~ past vsek SD,
After hsAKinR tha slaismant q Mr..
PumuArsy e VII - thsss a sasss.
Tullis and ghannon. - took fhs mst-
tsr undsf advlsononi and has nos ~
annSunssd III decision. Mr. Pnmphrsy
vas aba 70 sh6u - ~ minutes Of the
meetings At Ne boasd shaa. whils hs
bad necessarily bssn abssnA .from ssv-
sFal meetings. he had attended great
many moro than bis aesussEs haA aissn
aim credit fqE ana shas ths badness Of
the beard had IN no way hesa retarded
or intsFfsrad wish By his absence. Il ID
scarcely possible that upon ths shswina
made By both sldss The GovsEnoE en-
DO OthsF than dismiss The charges -
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The trouble IN the board, u nsed
scarcely Be said, grows out Of tha
charges which we're made aaainst ths
o0ntlaeto foF she bEiek-voFk on ths
rev hospital for The insznA. About {
year ago 10 was frssly charged thai the
material being Put into the nsW bail6-
Inc was not sach 90 The spsoI6catioaI
called for and THAI the work vas being
dons In Q most unsatisfactory manner
Thas thsRs VAS sufhoisnt eFOand foI
thsss charges IL generally believed b,
the people Of the TsrFitsEy. and u hai
hosn Understood thai the entire matte
wsuid Be thoroughly investigated b.
the Legislature 81 the maxi session
Messrs. shannon and Tellis we're warn
friends 81 the coniEastoR and en-
dssvoEsd 10 dsssnd his work from ID
eFitisisu 70 which q vnssabisossd. Nj
Pumphrsy, On The contrary, insists'
upon the work and ths material bsin
such e. we're called for By the specifies
tsons. By DOING this be incurred th
hostility Of the contractor. - well Q
thai Of hIs fellow members, and the ai
tsmpt Of the latter 10 ouss him from th
beard 10 the result Of this hostility.
A has been said. the manner ID
which ths new asylau was buils vii
doubtless BE- made the subject Of an IN
VssiigAtion by ths Legislature. and |
wonld appear from the sstion Of MsssFI
Shannon and Tultis that they are d
sirous Of having Mr.. Pamphrsy rs
moved from the board before that II
vsstiartion h made. In making q
charges they doubtless believed that Oh
Governor Voald be inclined 10 hse
them from partisan reasons, and thl
with Mr.. PumphEey removed ths
ooald protest thsiF e0ntFsst0f frem
legislative snSsssiRAtiOs a. thsy hav
i eadsavofed 70 protect him from esisl
elsm By the press. Il ID 70 BE- hoped
however, shat their plan vill fail. III
present board shOald be ksps insaes an
81 shs meeting Of the Laaislaturs, an,
20 NE Investigation which via then b
mads q fair hearing shsaId ha given 8
both sides. The action Of Messrl
shannon and Tullis in sndsavoEing 3
Ssoars The removal Of Mr.. PumphTey &
this time indicates thai they are ne
anxious for . fall and fair Investigation
and that they are sudeAvoEina b
sareaRthsD their position By mean
which will not receive the approval q
The pablis. The removal Of M
PamphFsy would doubtlsss Be q bl
point gained by ths friends Of the con
tractor, hut In ths inissast Of ths PEG
pls Of the Territory Governor esmpl
should rsfuss 70 sahs aoy astion whlcl
gill interfere with Q full Investigation
hsrsAftss.